But as for the mighty man, he possessed the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
He leads princes away spoiled, and overthrows the mighty.
Will you accept his person? will you contend for God?
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and did not go out of my house?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covers the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the skilful craftsman, and the eloquent orator.
The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
So that they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he speaks his mischievous desire: so they weave it together.